Results round up: Thirsk 10, Wilmslow Running Festival, Pulford 10k, Vale of York 10, North Tyneside 10k

Thirsk 10
 
Taking place on the same weekend as the NEHL was the annual Thirsk 10 mile race, with a start and finish in the centre of the North Yorkshire town at the racecourse.
 
And it was a commanding win by Ryan Macleod, the now over 40 master winning in a very impressive time of 49 minutes and 58 seconds, nearly two minutes ahead of Lewis Gamble-Thompson (51:44) with the indefatigable Jimmy Anderson of NSP (who had already taken in a parkrun AND the previous day’s NEHL) in third (51:51).
 
Leeds City’s Georgia Malir was the winner of the women’s race in 59 minutes, with City of York’s Leila Armoush 2nd in 59:08 and Faye Birkby of Pudsey Pacers 3rd (1:00:24).
 
Six other Morpeth Harriers made the journey down the A19, with Andy Lawrence (17th in 56:58) and Rob Balmbra (18th in 57:01) both making the top twenty.
 
Dave Stabler was 3rd O/45 and 29th in 58:23, with the club picking up the first Men’s team prize.
 
Lizzie Rank was 6th Female, 5th Senior and 70th overall in 1:02:59.
 
There were also category prizes for training companions Jane Kirby and Anna Wright, with Jane 170th overall and 3rd O/50 in 1:10:57 and Anna 173rd and 3rd O/45 in 1:11:10.
 
Some 836 finished overall.
 
Wilmslow Running Festival
 
There was another big win for a runner in a blue and white vest on the same weekend, with this time Lawrence McCourt taking the tape first in the half marathon across in the NW in a time of 1 hour 4 minutes and 44 seconds.
 
Steph Pennycook of Leeds City had a similarly impressive time in the women’s race, winning in 1:13:24.
 
Pulford 10k
 
Two Morpeth Harriers travelled to Pulford, near Cheshire, for one of the fastest routes in the UK.
 
Won by Marc Scott in 29:32, Carl Avery was 5th and 2nd O/35 in 29:59, with Sam Hancox 53rd in 32:08.
 
Liverpool Harrier Jade Morgan took the women’s title in 33:01.
 
Vale of York
 
Richard Johnson travelled down to Rufforth in North Yorkshire to take part in the Vale of York 10 on Sunday 29 March.
 
Finishing in a time of 53 minutes and 38 seconds, he was 4th overall but 1st O/ 40.
 
The race was won in Jack Cummings of Ilkley Harriers in 51:09 with Jane Grant of St. Theresa AC taking the women’s race in 59:51.
 
North Tyneside 10k
 
The ever popular North Tyneside – with a field this year of well over 1800 finishers – run over the course from the Meadowell Sports Centre in North Shields to St. Mary’s island via the fish quay, Collingwood Memorial and the Tynemouth and Cullercoats sea front, reverted to its traditional time of Easter Sunday.
 
It was the expected NSP shoot-out at the front of the race, with past winners Jimmy Anderson and Dave Green going toe to toe the whole way, with Anderson winning out in 32:25, some five seconds of Green with Wallsend Harrier Tom Sursham 3rd in 33:18.
 
Heaton Harrier Jo Woodock took the women’s race in 38:07 ahead of NSP’s Jacqui Penn-Morley (38:53) and Charlotte Redhead, also of Heaton, in 3rd (40:01).
 
Local resident Andy Lawrence was first back for the club, 14th in 36:16. Richard Glennie was 90th in 41:21, Ben Swinney 214th in 44:40, Steve Johnstone 280th in 45:56, Russell Walker 351st in 47:11, Sophie Harrigan 461st in 49:00 and Sarah Henry 751st in 53:19 (times and places given chip times).